Product Description: The book chronicles almost 300 in-season changes of managers in the major leagues since 1900. It elaborates on the circumstances that led to the change, whether it was a firing or a resignation and includes, in many cases, remarks of the dismissed manager, the manager who replaced him, and the executive (owner or general manager) who orchestrated the change...read more

Product Description: Much more than a game occurring between the white lines in a ballpark, today's Major League Baseball also exists in the media, bobblehead giveaways, and mobile device apps. Issues of globalization, race and ethnicity, nationality, legacy making, and marketing are essential to understanding the complex and global product that MLB has become...read more

A long time observer and critic of Milwaukee Brewers owner Bud Selig offers a balanced, insightful look at the governance of baseball before and during Selig's tumultuous reign to reveal how Selig redefined the role of commissioner and started the transformation of the baseball industry into a business.

Product Description: During his career as the manager of the Baltimore Orioles, Earl Weaver was called “baseball’s resident genius.” His distinctive style of managing helped his teams finish first or second thirteen times in his seventeen years as a manager...read more

The popular manager of the New York Yankees discusses his twelve rules of management, including building communication skills, showing respect, and maintaining calm

An inside look at the pressure of major league management follows the 1992 season as it unfolds for Jim Leyland, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and offers insights from Lou Pinella, Sparky Anderson, Tommy Lasorda, and others. 15,000 first printing.

Product Description: The reader is invited to make a decision in a crucial moment in ten World Series games, based upon analysis of pertinent facts. The actual decisions and their outcome are then supplied.

A guide to managing a baseball team includes discussions of pitching, fielding, spring training, playing tactics, and dealing with umpires